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This document provides a summary of the information gathered for an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). On May 24, 2010, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a petition from the Cen...

"The Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) concept was selected as one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) notable breakthroughs commemorated during the 2007 celebration of NOAA's 200 years of ocean sciences. In accordance with the...

"Policy makers, natural resource managers, regulators, and the public often call on scientists to estimate the potential ecological changes caused by both natural and human-induced stresses, and to determine how those changes will impact people and t...

"The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires the Regional Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Service to prevent overfishing while achieving optimum yield (OY) from each fishery. When it is ...